Newport News City County, VA Climate


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Newport News city, VA County has a humid subtropical climate that is characterized by mild winters and hot, humid summers. Average monthly temperatures range from 35.8°F in January to 77.5°F in July. The average yearly precipitation amount is 45 inches. Snowfall totals are normally low with the most occurring during the winter months of December through March. Humidity levels remain fairly high year-round, creating an overall sticky feel during the summer months when temperatures reach their peak.

Newport News City County, Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Newport News City County averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Newport News City County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Newport News City County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Newport News city County is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

6.7 Summer - 6.7 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Newport News city County, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNewport News City, VirginiaUnited States
  46.1 in.38.1 in.
  4.6 in.27.8 in.
  113.7 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  88.4°85.8°
  32.2°21.7°
  7.57
  4.54.3
  8 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Newport News city County with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Newport News city County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Newport News city County are May, September and October.
In Newport News city County, there are 32.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Newport News city County with an average of 32.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Virginia.
In Newport News city County, there are 48.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Virginia.
In Newport News city County, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
Humidity in Newport News city County can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
August is the wettest month in Newport News city County with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.1 inches in Newport News city County means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.
July is the rainiest month in Newport News city County with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 113.7 rainy days annually in Newport News city County, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 4.6 inches in Newport News city County means that it is one of the least snowy places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Newport News city County with 1.9 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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